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Blood Beast from Outer Space

Original title: The Night Caller
  • 19651965
  • 1h 25m
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5.5/10
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Maurice Denham, Patricia Haines, and John Saxon in The Night Caller (1965)
  • Horror
  • Sci-Fi
Mutant humanoids from outer space kidnap young Earth females in order to interbreed and save their species from extinction.Mutant humanoids from outer space kidnap young Earth females in order to interbreed and save their species from extinction.Mutant humanoids from outer space kidnap young Earth females in order to interbreed and save their species from extinction.
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
775
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • John Gilling
  • Writers
    • Jim O'Connolly(screenplay)
    • Frank Crisp(from the novel by)
  • Stars
    • John Saxon
    • Maurice Denham
    • Patricia Haines
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  • Director
    • John Gilling
  • Writers
    • Jim O'Connolly(screenplay)
    • Frank Crisp(from the novel by)
  • Stars
    • John Saxon
    • Maurice Denham
    • Patricia Haines
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    • 41User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
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    Maurice Denham, Patricia Haines, and John Saxon in The Night Caller (1965)
    Maurice Denham, Patricia Haines, and John Saxon in The Night Caller (1965)
    The Night Caller (1965)
    Maurice Denham, Patricia Haines, and John Saxon in The Night Caller (1965)
    Maurice Denham, Patricia Haines, and John Saxon in The Night Caller (1965)
    Barbara French in The Night Caller (1965)
    Maurice Denham in The Night Caller (1965)
    Maurice Denham, Patricia Haines, and John Saxon in The Night Caller (1965)

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    John Saxon
    John Saxon
    • Dr. Jack Costainas Dr. Jack Costain
    Maurice Denham
    Maurice Denham
    • Dr. Morleyas Dr. Morley
    Patricia Haines
    • Ann Barlowas Ann Barlow
    Alfred Burke
    • Detective Supt. Hartleyas Detective Supt. Hartley
    Warren Mitchell
    Warren Mitchell
    • Reg Lilburnas Reg Lilburn
    Stanley Meadows
    Stanley Meadows
    • Det. Tom Grantas Det. Tom Grant
    Aubrey Morris
    Aubrey Morris
    • Thorburnas Thorburn
    Ballard Berkeley
    Ballard Berkeley
    • Cmdr. Savageas Cmdr. Savage
    Marianne Stone
    Marianne Stone
    • Madge Lilburnas Madge Lilburn
    Geoffrey Lumsden
    • Col. Davyas Col. Davy
    Barbara French
    • Joyce Maloneas Joyce Malone
    Tony Wager
    Tony Wager
    • Pvt. Higginsas Pvt. Higgins
    • (as Anthony Wager)
    David Gregory
    • Pvt. Jonesas Pvt. Jones
    Douglas Livingstone
    • 2nd Ras 2nd R…
    Tom Gill
    • Police Commissioner's Secretaryas Police Commissioner's Secretary
    Vincent Harding
    Vincent Harding
    • 1st Ras 1st R…
    Romo Gorrara
    Romo Gorrara
    • Lieutenantas Lieutenant
    Robert Crewdson
    Robert Crewdson
    • Medraas Medra
    • Director
      • John Gilling
    • Writers
      • Jim O'Connolly(screenplay)
      • Frank Crisp(from the novel by)
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    Storyline

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    The inhabitants of Ganymede need to find mates from another world or they will become extinct. They soon discover a suitable breeding stock amongst the females of planet Earth. —Steve Crook <steve@brainstorm.co.uk>
    • london england
    • psychotronic film
    • mauling
    • strangulation
    • outer space
    • 26 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Space Creatures Snatch Girls To Mysterious Planet!
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      • Horror
      • Sci-Fi
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    • Trivia
      UK prints of the film feature Alan Haven's version of the hit instrumental "Image" as its theme.
    • Goofs
      In the Colorized version, two characters watch a TV news broadcast in colour; colour TV didn't start in the UK until 1967, two years after The Night Caller (1965) was released.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Ann Barlow: Dr. Morley?

      Dr. Morley: Yes?

      Ann Barlow: Come and have a look at this. That's over a hundred miles up, coming in from space.

      Dr. Morley: Well, what's the speed?

      Ann Barlow: Over ten thousand miles an hour.

    • Alternate versions
      The original US release replaced the instrumental theme played under the opening credits with a vocal. There were also a few edits, mainly with regard to the topless pictures in "Bikini Girl" magazine.
    • Connections
      Featured in Aweful Movies with Deadly Earnest: The Night Caller (1970)
    • Soundtracks
      Title Music
      IMAGE'

      by Joe Glenn, Larry Greene, Bob Sande

    User reviews41

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    Top review
    6/10
    THE NIGHT CALLER (John Gilling, 1965) **1/2
    Low-key but intriguing and generally effective variation on the alien invasion theme (though the script is far inferior to the Quatermass archetype); as a matter of fact, the police procedural tends to be more engaging than the high-falutin' scientific theorizing! Unfortunately, too, some of the dialogue is unintelligible due to the heavy British accents (but, then, the version I watched was accompanied by subtitles in Italian!).

    The cast features several familiar British faces (Maurice Denham, John Carson, Jack Watson, etc.); still, as with many low-budget horror films of its era, the lead role was given to an American actor: in this case, John Saxon - who's pretty adequate under the circumstances, with a blonde Patricia Haines (whom I recently saw in the awful VIRGIN WITCH [1972]) as his female co-star. Aubrey Morris, however, is memorable as the scurrilous editor of a 'girlie' magazine - which is used as bait for the alien's female victims (who, as is often the case, has descended to Earth because his own planet has reached saturation point). This element gives way to some typically dry British humor (especially the awkward interrogation of one of the missing girl's simple but cantankerous parents)...but Ballard Berkeley's belated introduction as the Commander steering the operations engaged in the alien's capture can't be taken seriously - in view of his regular appearance as the befuddled Major in the classic TV comedy series FAWLTY TOWERS (1975-79), devised by and starring Monty Python's John Cleese!!

    With the imposing figure of the alien generally shown lurking in the shadows or hidden behind heavy clothing and a mask (shades of the giallo subgenre?), its menace is evoked through the creature's adoption of a mellifluous yet sinister 'human' voice; that said, the make-up effects shown intermittently are surprisingly subtle. Even so, the best thing about the film is certainly Stephen Dade's chiaroscuro photography - utilizing some odd angles, particularly during the alien manhunt, obviously inspired by THE THIRD MAN (1949)! The rather uneventful cautionary finale, then, is reminiscent of THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951).
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 1966 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Night Caller
    • Filming locations
      • Shepperton Studios, Studios Road, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Armitage Film Productions Ltd.
      • Harris Associates
      • New Art Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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